Viswanathan Anand vs Vassily Ivanchuk

World Blitz · 2009 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2009.11.16
Opening French, Winawer (C16)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q2rnk/p6p/np1Np1pP/3pPp2/q2p4/P1P5/1RP2PP1/2B2RK1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 b6
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qd7
  7. 7.Qg4 f5
  8. 8.Qg3 Ba6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Nxa6
  10. 10.Ne2 Kf7
  11. 11.h4 Qa4
  12. 12.Qd3 c5
  13. 13.Rb1 Ne7
  14. 14.h5 Rhc8
  15. 15.Rb2 Kg8
  16. 16.Nf4 Rc6
  17. 17.O-O Rac8
  18. 18.Qg3 Rf8
  19. 19.h6 g6
  20. 20.Nh5 cxd4
  21. 21.Qh4 Rf7
  22. 22.Nf6+ Kh8
  23. 23.Ne8 Ng8
  24. 24.Nd6 Rf8
  25. 25.Qd8 Rc8
  26. 26.Qxc8

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